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and, therefore, we are stuck with a pakistan because i fear we withdraw, which? pakistan loses. oil we entice pakistan in various ways into collaborating in a stage withdrawal. so, this comes to the point that it really doesn't matter what happened in the past. if our goal is to somehow exit afghanistan without attempting to occupy it which is not a choice. we must deal with pakistan. i mean, who else can we? >> host: the question is not dealing with pakistan so much as what is the longer-term outcome in terms of are they going to come away from wherever we end up with a new status quo in afghanistan, we commit to the campaign of undermining their neighbor next door in india. that's -- >> guest: we can avoid that by staying in afghanistan permanently. or live with it. so here's exactly how i approach the foreign policy issue. you pose the question, if pakistan comes to be secure in afghanistan, we can destabilize india? may well. shall be therefore state permit in afghanistan? how do we prevent that? what i come to say yeah, i think pakistan and india have reasons to distrust ea
and, therefore, we are stuck with a pakistan because i fear we withdraw, which? pakistan loses. oil we entice pakistan in various ways into collaborating in a stage withdrawal. so, this comes to the point that it really doesn't matter what happened in the past. if our goal is to somehow exit afghanistan without attempting to occupy it which is not a choice. we must deal with pakistan. i mean, who else can we? >> host: the question is not dealing with pakistan so much as what is the...
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being urged to abandon an airbase it's been using in pakistan. and also made a report on kira's in decision on whether to join a trade union with its eastern neighbors or learn all the links of the. bases as it's increasing as trying to rest in the bay where rebels say they are advancing find the territories that colonel gadhafi is forces to control the alliance says that's an strikes are aimed only at military targets are thousands of people have fled from their homes in fear meanwhile turkey has followed a number of other nato member states declaring its records recognizing the rebels as the true representatives of leaders people yes there's no sign of an arms to the conflict as the rebels continue to reject the african union's offer to arrange troops between them and screwed up his government he's maria from notion of reports now from the frontline. the road from the capital tripoli to brag is lined with the aftermath of war towns abandoned as the population fled the involvement. this is what's left of the airport in the siege of. home to one
being urged to abandon an airbase it's been using in pakistan. and also made a report on kira's in decision on whether to join a trade union with its eastern neighbors or learn all the links of the. bases as it's increasing as trying to rest in the bay where rebels say they are advancing find the territories that colonel gadhafi is forces to control the alliance says that's an strikes are aimed only at military targets are thousands of people have fled from their homes in fear meanwhile turkey...
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there is a route that comes through these areas, coming from pakistan into afghanistan. most of them are used for commerce. and this goes farther into the larger cities. but they also use this to bring in a equipment to tackle the coalition forces. this is the biggest city in the area, with the most local populace. this is a center for trade and commerce in the area. and these provinces where nato has not had much of a presence until quite recently, these are the border provinces that only began getting a large number of troops in the past year. the population is not very friendly to the coalition. so the population will harbor fighters for the taliban, and they will hold weapons for them and are aware of taliban movements. the approach for this province is to target, in a sense, the civilian populations. not with violence, but when they need intelligence -- you have to visit houses. you have to march out to where they are concentrated, to start knocking on doors, demanding to be let in. they will break the door down. but you knock on the door, trying to be as friendly a
there is a route that comes through these areas, coming from pakistan into afghanistan. most of them are used for commerce. and this goes farther into the larger cities. but they also use this to bring in a equipment to tackle the coalition forces. this is the biggest city in the area, with the most local populace. this is a center for trade and commerce in the area. and these provinces where nato has not had much of a presence until quite recently, these are the border provinces that only...
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policy from the unilateral troublemaking in afghanistan and pakistan to comprehensive regional policy we have shanghai cooperation organization as being the true and reliable partner for the united states instead of nature that could provide the brand new opportunities both for united states pakistan and its neighbors to jumpstart totally new regional security policies that would benefit to all parties concerned. and later we'll bring you the revelations of a military journalist who spent a year in iraq and interviewed thousands of u.s. soldiers that's in a special report coming up in three hours time i'm spending the year in iraq as a military journalist. we still are. there's two ways to. kill. the one. life. to publicize the invite. who. started the of the day. we. look at some other stories from around the world and efforts are underway in thailand to form a new coalition government which will bring the country's first ever female prime minister to power that's after the opposition party won a landslide victory in sunday's general election obtaining a clear majority of seats in th
policy from the unilateral troublemaking in afghanistan and pakistan to comprehensive regional policy we have shanghai cooperation organization as being the true and reliable partner for the united states instead of nature that could provide the brand new opportunities both for united states pakistan and its neighbors to jumpstart totally new regional security policies that would benefit to all parties concerned. and later we'll bring you the revelations of a military journalist who spent a...
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drone strikes on the ark and border region have been launched from the site pakistan's been protesting against that tox we get is calling them a violation of its sovereignty drone bombings have killed scores of civilians by mistake on many occasions pakistani political analyst i met kori schake believes the violence will continue until washington as its war on terror. one of the main reasons for the for the continuation of violent activity on the box down of god is done border is the mess that the u.s. military has created inside of got to start over the past decade the mess there the way they have illya mated a large portion segment of the afghan population in terms of the push to. the way they have conducted the war on terror there the way they have alienated a large pockets really of the country is a big reason for why we have a country new ration of violence in afghanistan and how that violence is spilling over into pakistan and most pakistani commentators believe now that one of the ways short short cuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan bord
drone strikes on the ark and border region have been launched from the site pakistan's been protesting against that tox we get is calling them a violation of its sovereignty drone bombings have killed scores of civilians by mistake on many occasions pakistani political analyst i met kori schake believes the violence will continue until washington as its war on terror. one of the main reasons for the for the continuation of violent activity on the box down of god is done border is the mess that...
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yemen somalia parts of north africa and other locations i've always believed pakistan is more special than what happens in afghanistan a change in the guard at the department of defense with robert gates retiring and former cia chief leon panetta getting sworn in signals this change of course to critics i see no difference between between him and robert gates and for afghanistan we now hear a presidential pledge to pull thirty three thousand troops out by september two thousand and twelve fully we're covering the surge i announced at west point well it certainly sounds like what the american people would like to hear for the first time ever a majority want u.s. troops out of afghanistan as soon as possible fifty six percent well thirty nine percent want troops there until the situation is stabilized you can see the trend is really flip flop. what is the reality of obama's plans for troop withdrawal all that thirty three thousand he's calling for is a minority of the one hundred thousand american troops that are there that's not including another forty two thousand some nato troops and
yemen somalia parts of north africa and other locations i've always believed pakistan is more special than what happens in afghanistan a change in the guard at the department of defense with robert gates retiring and former cia chief leon panetta getting sworn in signals this change of course to critics i see no difference between between him and robert gates and for afghanistan we now hear a presidential pledge to pull thirty three thousand troops out by september two thousand and twelve fully...
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pakistan is a good example. saudi arabia. >> iran is a much more intense example because we have the religious leaders within the government to have the control but take north africa i think some of the most enlightening kind of intellectual work being done happens in morocco, tune ease -- ton ease ya, algeria and egypt, or will you find it in indonesia or malaysia or in sub sahharan africa. so there is an internal muslim problem that muslims need to address by themselves. it's not going to lp if it is tainted by some european assistce. that's the inside problem but muslims are not paying sufficient attention to that and i doelieve that american muslims can play the role of a talyst. and you know what, when i do my research in india and pakistan, i find people there telling me that you know the way forward is going to be that you people in the west, you muslims living in the west, in north america and europe, you guys might be pave approximating the way. i said really, do you really want us to show you the way,
pakistan is a good example. saudi arabia. >> iran is a much more intense example because we have the religious leaders within the government to have the control but take north africa i think some of the most enlightening kind of intellectual work being done happens in morocco, tune ease -- ton ease ya, algeria and egypt, or will you find it in indonesia or malaysia or in sub sahharan africa. so there is an internal muslim problem that muslims need to address by themselves. it's not going...